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Personal info

Full name
HANNAH, Walter Wilson
Date of birth
10 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Catalooche, Haywood County, North Carolina
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33898989
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vagney, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 10 10

Immediate family

Members
Fred L. Hannah (father)
Mary F. (McCullogh) Hannah (mother)
Gladys Hannah (sister)
Myrtle Hannah (sister)
Loucile Hannah (sister)

More information

Pvt Walter W. Hannah was employed by the National Distillery.

He enlisted in Baltimore City, Maryland on 5 November 1943 and was sent overseas in April 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy